Italy is seeking new measures to combat piracy, a phenomenon that has assumed enormous dimensions and is hindering the growth of the pay-TV sector. The intention is to implement measures introduced in the UK such as blocking the illegal servers during football matches, as Italy has so far only acted against websites and apps, reports […]
Sky Sports has agreed the renewal of its contract with the EFL to broadcast 138 live league games per season until 2024. The deal is worth a reported £595 million (€669m) – a 35 per cent increase on the previous deal. Despite this increase, a number of clubs are unhappy with the deal. Under the […]
Snapchat has launched 18 new, exclusive shows in France with various partners that include M6, France Télévisions and its digital platform slash, as well as BFM TV, among others. The social media sharing app, which targets teens and young adults, is aiming at keeping users on its platform for longer and take and take on […]
Orange Spain is strengthening its SVoD service with the addition of new content from Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. A wide selection of content from the Turner channels is available immediately on SVoD while the linear channels have been integrated into premium package Millenial (€5 a month) in Adult Swim’s case and Infantil Max (€3 […]
Sky Sports will be the only place to see live Ladbrokes Premiership action from 2020, after agreeing a new five year partnership with the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). Sky beat current rights-holder BT Sport to secure the deal. Sky Sports will show up to 48 live Ladbrokes Premiership matches every season, as well as […]
Freesat, the UK’s subscription-free satellite TV platform, has expanded its on-demand service by adding Eros Now, the South Asian digital OTT distribution service by global Indian film entertainment company Eros International. With over 128 million registered users and 13 million paying subscribers (as of June 2018), Eros Now offers a library of over 11,000 Indian […]
Pluto TV, the US free streaming TV service, has announced a non-exclusive, multi-year content deal with Discovery that will bring a selection of their hit television series to Pluto TV’s platform of live, linear, and on-demand entertainment. Pluto TV will stream library content, from six of Discovery’s premier television networks for free. Discovery, via an […]
Portugal’s Sport TV and the NBA have announced a multi-year partnership for the broadcast of more than 200 games of the US basketball league through NBA TV. Sports TV subscribers will have access to the content of NBA TV at no additional cost. The channel will feature a 24/7 schedule, offering weekly shows, highlights and […]
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced that its NexGuard watermarking solution has been integrated with the Amazon Cloudfront Content Delivery Network (CDN). “We’re excited to expand our usage of Amazon Web Services and provide the added layer of security and traceability now required by […]
Telefónica’s pay-TV platform Movistar is launching Movistar Junior, a smartphone and tablets app with parental control features. The app enables parents to make content adjustments for their children, such as determining age appropriate content, and limiting the time kids can spend using the app. Parents will have a PIN and will also be able to […]